Display device



May 23, 1933. A. FQRTIER 1,911,075

DISPLAY DEVICE Filed Oct. 5, 1932 mzd/kfm Patented May 23, 1933 UNITEDSTATES ARTHUR F. FORTIER, OF SAN JOSE, CALIFORNIA DISPLAY DEVICEApplication filed. October 5, 1932. Serial No. 636,284.

The present invention relates particularly to that type of displaydevices used for both displaying and dispensing advertising matter suchas leaflets and pamphlets of various kinds.

It is one object of the invention to provide a device of the natureindicated that may be quickly and easily mounted upon the top of acontainer or an assembled and prearranged group of containers.

It is another object to provide a means of the character indicated thatwill be economical to manufacture, simple in form and construction,light in weight, strong, durable, and highly efficient in its practicalapplication.

In the drawing:

Figure l is a perspective illustration of one embodiment of theinvention mounted upon a can.

Figure 2 is a perspective view of another embodiment of the inventionmounted upon a carton, a port-ion of which is broken away.

Figure 3 is a perspective view of still another embodiment of theinvention mounted upon an assembly of packages, portion of which isbroken away.

In the embodiment of the invention as disclosed in Figure 1, I show asingle wire having an intermediate portion bent into identical, opposed,outwardly curving segments 1-1, the corresponding ends of these segmentsbeing turned backwardlyand inwardly toward each other as shown at 2-2,then upwardly as at 3-3, the comnecting portion 4 being thereby raisedabove parts 1-1 and forming the central portion of a foot-piecefunctioning in the manner hereinafter described.

The ends of segments 1-1 remote from parts 2-2 are likewise turnedinwardly and toward each other as at 5-5, but they are also turnedtoward parts 2-2 as shown, and then upwardly to form upstanding backparts 6-6, thence outwardly in opposite directions as at 7-7, thenceforwardly in parallel relation to each other as at 8-8, finallyterminating in two relatively short fingers 9-9 paralleling parts 7-7. I

Th result of this formation is that the natural resiliency of the wireenables the parts 1-1 to be sprung over the beaded top edge of a can as10, the parts 2-2 and 5-5 forming stops that seat on the top of the can,or its edge, and. cooperate with parts 1-1 to hold the device securelyand firmly in position.

lVith the device mounted in this manner the parts 6-6, 7-7, 8-8, 9-9form a pocket 11 in which the printed matter may be disposed, the canitself forming the support therefor, the wire structure indicated,together with the foot-piece 3-3, 4, serving merely to support it in anupright position.

In F igure 2 is shown a device adapted for use on a square ended carton.In this instance the central portion of the wire parallels the side ofthe carton 12 as at 13-13, then is bent at right angles to form opposingparts 14-14 adapted to seat against the front surface of the carton,then is bent upwardly at right angles as at 15-15, then again at rightangles but inwardly as at 16-16 to overlie the top of the carton, andthen upwardly at right angles again as at 17-17 to form, with theconnecting portion 18, a foot-piece for supporting the bottom ends ofthe printed matter held.

The ends of parts 13-13 remote from parts 14-14 are bent into parallelrelation to parts 14-14 as at 19-19 to seat against the back-of thecarton, and are then turned upwardly as at 20-20 and then forwardly asat 21-21 in opposed relation to parts 16-16, thence upwardly again toform upstanding back pieces 22-22, the top of the pocket 23 being formedby bending the two ends of the wire as shown at 24-24, 25-25, 26-26 andparticularly described in connection with the embodiment shown in Figure1.

In this second embodiment the parts 1616 and 21-21 function as stops tohold the device in the desired position relative to the top of thecarton, here as in the first case, the carton functions as a support forthe printed matter, the wire structure serving only to support it in asubstantially vertical position.

To adapt the device to certain forms of packages which are too small tosupport a package of' advertising or display matter individually, Iconstruct it in the follow ing manner, as clearly shown in Figure 3;

In this case two packages are set side by side as at 27, and a thirdpackageQS; is positioned as shown. Since the packages are oblong in formthe package 28 proj'e'cts above the other two.

The wire. in this case has the intermediate portion disposedwith partsas 2929 seated against the opposite ends of packages 27 in parallelrelation to their top surfaces,lthe connecting portion beingbentupwardly as at 8030 and curved inwardly over the top of a package 27toform loops as.3l3l whichfunction as foot-pieces, thence f'orwardly asat132"32 to form stops, thence downwardly again as at 3333' against theforward" side of" the front carton 27, thence forwardly as at 34.3el toembrace the sides of package 28', the connecting central portionengaging the front surface ofpacl'rage 28.

The ends of parts 29-29 remote from parts 30-30 are bent toward eachother. as at 3G36 to embrace the back of the rear package 27, thenceupwardly as at; 37-3'T, thence forwardly as at 38*38 to" overlie thetoplof: the package 27 and form stops, thence upwardly again to formupstanding back-pieces 39"-39"which terminate in bends 40-40',14'1-t1,,42+42'forming the top por tion of a pocket; 43" asheretofore described.

It is to be understood, of course, that while I. have herein shown anddescribed but certain specific embodiments; of? the inven: tion, changesmay be made in form, con struction', and" method" of arrangement andapplication within.the scope of the append edt claims.

I claim llv A device of the character: described comprising a wirebentand formed to par tially encompass a container and havingportionsthereo'f" bent and formed: to overlie the container. to formstops'seating' thereon, a portionrof the vwire being bentrupwardl'y toform a foot-piece adjacent one edge of the container, and anotherportion of the? wire being bentand. formed into an upstanding supportforming a pocket adjacent another edge oftliecontainer:

2': A device ofthe characterdescribed com= prising, a wire havingportions between its center and two ends bent into opposed relation toeach other to engage the two sides of a container, the portion of thewire including its center being bent to form stops adapted to engage thetop of the container and to form an upstanding foot-piece, and theportions including the two ends being bent to form stops adapted toengage the top of the container and to form a pocketfor the reception ofprinted matter.

3PA device of the character described comprising, a wire havingintermediate spaced parts bent to form opposed arcuate portionsadaptedto-engage the opposite sides of a container, the portion betweenthe arcuate portions being bent back upon itself to form stops adaptedto engage the top of the containerand then upwardly to form afoot-piece, and the two end portions being bent back upon; themselves toform stops adapt'edto engage the top of the container, thence upwardlyto-forma-baclrrest', thence outwardly in opposite directions andforwardly in parallel. relation to each other and inwardly toward eachother to form a pocket.

4. A device of the character described comprising,- a wire having:spaced intermediate parts bent intoparallel" relation'to eachother' toengage the sides of acontainer, the portion between said partsbeing'bent at right angles thereto to engage'the' front of the-containerand their upwardly at right v angles and inwardly at right angles toform stops adapted to engage the top of the-com tainer. and thenupwardlyr toforma' footpiece, the two endportions being bent at rightanglestow-ard each other to engage the backof the container and thenupwardly and forwardly tooverliethe top ofthecontainerto form stopsadapted 'to engage its top, thence upwardly to form a back rest, theends ofthe wire-being bent into-symmetrically formed oppositely disposedre cesses to form apocket for the reception of printed matter.

5; A display d'evicefor mounting-upon-an assembly of packaged goodswhere one pack- 7 age is narrower than-theothers, comprising a wirehaving a straight central portion adapted to engage-the face of thenarrow package, the two ends being bent backwardly to engage thesidesof'the'package, thence upwardly to the top ofl the wider packages,thence backwardly to form stops overlying the wider packages,.thenceupwardly, out Wa'rdly and downwardly on the sid'esof the wider packagesto form foot-pieces, thence backwardly and inwardly to engage the backsof said packages", thence upwardly and forwardly to overlie the same andform stops to engage the tops of the packages, thence upwardly toform aback rest, the terminals of theswires-being-bent and formed intoopposing loops to form a pocket for the reception of printed matter.

6. A display device of the character indicated comprising, a Wire havingits central portion bent to partially encompass packaged goods and bentto engage over its top with an upstanding portion adapted to form afoot-piece, the ends of the Wire also being bent to engage over the topof the package and being bent upwardly to form a back rest, theterminals of the Wire being bent into opposing guides to form a pocket.

ARTHUR F. FORTIER.

